Litter bags and dispenser combination

ABSTRACT

A litter bag and dispenser combination. A holder for bags is provided with a self-adhesive coated hanging tab for securing to a supporting surface. A plurality of litter bags folded in accordion-like fashion are secured to the holder. Perforations provided in the top portions of the bags make it possible to tear off successive bags after each one has been filled with litter.

United States Patent Corelli et al.

LITTER BAGS AND DISPENSER COMBINATION Inventors: Robert Corelli; Olga V.Corelli, both of 35 West 74th Street, New York, NY. 10023 Filed: Mar. 2,1970 Appl. No.: 15,720

US. Cl. ..206/57 A, 206/D1G. 8, 206/DIG. 18 Int. Cl ..B65h 55/00 Fieldof Search ..206/57 R, 57 A, 45.19, 80 R,

206/D1G. 8, DIG. 18; 229/53; 248/95, 99, 101

' References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 8/1964 Lowry ..206/57 A 9/19676/1936 7/1956 1 Apr.1l, 1972 11/ 1967 Schwarzkopf ..206/57 A 3,361,2941/1968 Bjerum..... ..206/57 A X 3,285,406 '1 1/ 1966 Winesett ..206/57 AFOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLlCATlON S 1,016,676 l/ 1966 Great Britain..206/57 A Primary Examiner-Joseph R. Leclair Assistant Examiner-StevenE. Lipman Attorney-Jacob L. Kollin [57] ABSTRACT 3 Claims, 6 DrawingFigures P'ATENTEDAPR 11 I972 INVENTORS ROBERT CORELLI BY OLGA V. CORELLIATTORNEY LITTER BAGS AND DISPENSER COMBINATION BACKGROUND or THEDISCLOSURE This invention relates to bags and dispensers therefor ingeneral, and in particular to a novel combination of litter bags and adispenser therefor.

An important object of the invention is to provide a novel dispenser forlitter bags which is easily attachable to a supporting surface.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel-shaped litter bagswhich are detachably secured to said dispenser and are easily removedtherefrom after use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel dispenser andbags which may be used in homes, offices, automobiles and various otherlocations where it is necessary to dispose of waste and litter.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a combination of theabove described character which will occupy a minimum space in packagedform, thus rendering it economical for storing, shipping and displaypurposes.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a combination of theabove described character which is simple in construction andinexpensive in use.

These and other objects of the invention will become apparent from thefollowing description and the accompanying drawing illustrating apreferred embodiment thereof.

IN THE DRAWING FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of the bag dispenser;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof, prior to its attachment to asupporting surface;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the dispenser, showing the holderfor the bags and FIG. 4 is a partial view of the dispenser secured to asupporting surface.

FIG. 5 shows the blank of holder 8 from which well 8 is formed.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the holder and the well.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the dispenser, generallyindicated by the numeral 5 in FIG. 1, comprises a holder 8 formed with awell 8 for a plurality of bags to-be dispensed, only two of which, 6 and14, are shown in the drawing, for simplicity of illustration. As seen inFIG. 5, holder 8 is formed from a blank of thick paper includingvertical panel 17 and horizontal panels 18,19, and 20. End panels 27,29and securing tabs 28,30 are connected to horizontal panel 18 by scorelines 23, 25 and 24, 26, respectively. The well 8' of holder 8 is formedby folding horizontal panels 19 and 20 along score lines 21 and 22 tobring panel 20 in parallel, but spaced, alignment with panel 18. Endpanels 27,29 are next folded along score lines 23,25 while securing tabs28,30 are folded along score lines 24, 26 and glued to the inside ofpanel 20 (FIG. 6). The holder 8, is formed with a triangular aperturedsecuring tab coated on its back surface with a self-adhesive coating 11.A protective backing 12 of non-adhering material is removably secured tothe tab 10 over the self-adhesive coating 11. The apertured securing tab10 is formed by perforating the holder 8 at its top portion, at 9, sothat the tab 10 may be separated from the tongue 13 and secured to asupporting surface by means of the adhesive coating, by applyingpressure thereto. The tab 10 is shown in its initial unseparatedposition in FIG. 1.

As may be seen in the drawing, the bags 6 and 14 are secured to theholder 8 by a staple 16 which is passed through the tongue 13, the backsof the bags and the holder 8. The bottom portions of the bags areinserted in the well 8'. The bags 6 and 14 are formed withaccordion-like pleats 18, so that a number of bags may be folded fiatabove one another to form a compact package and enclosed, if desired, ina packaging cover (not shown) of a translucent material such as plasticfoil, cellophane or the like.

When thus folded fiat, the bags occupy a minimum amount of s ace forstora e, trans ortation and dis la u oses.

T he back pane? of each bag is perforateii ai fl s shown in FIGS. 2 and4, thus making it possible to tear off each bag along said perforations9', after it has been filled with litter and is to be discarded.

In use, the apertured triangular tab 10 with its protective cover 12 isseparated along the perforations 9 (shown in FIG. 1) and unfolded intothe position shown in FIG. 2. The protective backing 12 is removed fromthe self-adhesive coating 11. The holder 8 is secured to a supportingsurface (not shown) by applying pressure to the securing tab 10, thuscausing the tab to adhere to the supporting surface. The foremost bag ofthe plurality of bags in the holder 8, such as bag 6, is unfolded asshown in FIG. 2, thus forming a container for waste or litter, indicatedin dotted lines in said Figure.

When the bag 6 has been filled and needs to be discarded, it is onlynecessary to tear it off along the perforations 9 and to remove thebottom portion of the bag from the well 8. The following bag 14 is thenunfolded in a similar manner and is ready for use. As noted before, onlytwo bags 1 have been shown in the drawing for the sake of simplicity. Itwill be apparent that any number of bags may be secured to the holder 8to constitute a desired supply of such bags.

It is to be understood, however, that the above embodiment was describedby way of illustration and not of limitation and that various changes inthe detail construction and shape of parts may be made within the scopeof the invention.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States is:

v1. A litter bag and dispenser combination comprising a holder for aplurality of bags, said holder having a front face and a rear face andmeans for securing the holder to a supporting surface, a plurality ofbags being arranged in a stack and having back portions detachablesecured to said holder, and means for securing the bags to said holder,said holder having a'triangular top extension of tearable material beingfolded along its base portion to overly the back portion of the bags andbeing defined by a pair of converging edge portions, said extensionbeing provided with converging perforations extending parallel andinwardly spaced from said edge portions to define a securing tab betweensaid perforations and said edge portions, with a tongue being defined bythe remaining portion of said extension spaced inwardly of saidperforations, said securing tab being formed by tearing said topextension along said perforations to comprise a triangular aperturedsecuring tab, said apertured tab having a front face and a rear face,said triangular apertured tab being coplanar with the holder and beingprovided with a self-adhesive coating on its rear face, said means forsecuring the holder to a supporting surface comprising said aperturedsecuring tab, said means for detachably securing the bags being a stapleextending through said tongue, the back portion of said bags and saidholder said apertured tab being provided with a protective backing ofnon-adhering material detachably secured thereto over the self-adhesivecoating.

2. The combination as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bags have closedbottom portions and are formed with accordionlike pleats, whereby saidbags may be folded flat above one another to form a compact package withsaid holder.

3. The combination according to claim 1, wherein said holder has abottom portion formed as a well 7 receiving the bottom portions of saidbags.

1. A litter bag and dispenser combination comprising a holder for aplurality of bags, said holder having a front face and a rear face andmeans for securing the holder to a supporting surface, a plurality ofbags being arranged in a stack and having back portions detachablesecured to said holder, and means for securing the bags to said holder,said holder having a triangular top extension of tearable material beingfolded along its base portion to overly the back portion of the bags andbeing defined by a pair of converging edge portions, said extensionbeing provided with converging perforations extending parallel andinwardly spaced from said edge portions to define a securing tab betweensaid perforations and said edge portions, with a tongue being defined bythe remaining portion of said extension spaced inwardly of saidperforations, said securing tab being formed by tearing said topextension along said perforations to comprise a triangular aperturedsecuring tab, said apertured tab having a front face and a rear face,said triangular apertured tab being coplanar with the holder and beingprovided with a self-adhesive coating on its rear face, said means forsecuring the holder to a supporting surface comprising said aperturedsecuring tab, said means for detachably securing the bags being a stapleextending through said tongue, the back portion of said bags and saidholder , said apertured tab being provided with a protective backing ofnon-adhering material detachably secured thereto over the self-adhesivecoating.
 2. The combination as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bagshave closed bottom portions and are formed with accordion-like pleats,whereby said bags may be folded flat above one another to form a compactpackage with said holder.
 3. The combination according to claim 1,wherein said holder has a bottom portion formed as a well 7 receivingthe bottom portions of said bags.